महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-26

नात्माधीनो मनुष्योऽयं कालं भवति कंचन ।
स्रोतसो मध्यमापन्नः कूलाद्वृक्ष इव च्युतः ॥२६॥

26. nātmādhīno manuṣyo'yaṁ kālaṁ bhavati kaṁcana ,
srotaso madhyamāpannaḥ kūlādvṛkṣa iva cyutaḥ.

26. na ātma-adhīnaḥ manuṣyaḥ ayam kālam bhavati kaṃcana
srotasaḥ madhyam āpannaḥ kūlāt vṛkṣaḥ iva cyutaḥ

26. This human being is not independent (ātman-adhīna) at any time; he is like a tree fallen from the bank, caught in the middle of a stream.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• आत्म-अधीनः (ātma-adhīnaḥ) - independent (lit. 'dependent on oneself') (dependent on oneself, independent, self-controlled)

• मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - human being (man, human being, person)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (human being) (this, he)

• कालम् (kālam) - at any time (adverbial accusative) (time, period)

• भवति (bhavati) - is (is, exists, becomes, happens)

• कंचन (kaṁcana) - any (time) (any, some, whatever)

• स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of a stream (of a stream, of a current)

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle (of a stream) (middle, center, midst)

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - caught in (the middle of) (fallen into, attained, obtained, arrived)

• कूलात् (kūlāt) - from the bank (of a river) (from the bank, from the shore)

• वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - a tree (tree)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen (from the bank) (fallen, dropped, deviated, deprived)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

आत्म-अधीनः (ātma-adhīnaḥ) - independent (lit. 'dependent on oneself') (dependent on oneself, independent, self-controlled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-adhīna

ātma-adhīna - dependent on oneself, independent, self-controlled

Compound of ātman (self) and adhīna (dependent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+adhīna)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √an (class 2)
• adhīna – dependent, subject to, submissive
  adjective (masculine)
  From adhi- (on, over) + √i (to go)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: √i (class 2)

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - human being (man, human being, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

Derived from manu (man) + sya (suffix)

अयम् (ayam) - this (human being) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form of the pronoun idam

कालम् (kālam) - at any time (adverbial accusative) (time, period)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

भवति (bhavati) - is (is, exists, becomes, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhavati

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from √bhū (to be, exist, become)

Root: √bhū (class 1)

कंचन (kaṁcana) - any (time) (any, some, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṃcana

kaṁcana - any, some, whatever, anything

Form of kim (who, what) with suffix -cana (ever, any)

स्रोतसः (srotasaḥ) - of a stream (of a stream, of a current)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of srotas

srotas - stream, current, torrent, flood

From √sru (to flow) + as (suffix)

Root: √sru (class 1)

मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle (of a stream) (middle, center, midst)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, midst, waist

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - caught in (the middle of) (fallen into, attained, obtained, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - fallen into, attained, obtained, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √āp (class 5)

कूलात् (kūlāt) - from the bank (of a river) (from the bank, from the shore)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kūla

kūla - bank (of a river), shore, brim, edge

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - a tree (tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen (from the bank) (fallen, dropped, deviated, deprived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, deprived, slipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √cyu (to move, fall)

Root: √cyu (class 1)